Driveway Signs Exclusive Sponsorship With LookSmart; Personal Online Storage Leader Expands Reach Through Deal with Leading Internet Search Infrastructure Company.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2000 Driveway has teamed up with LookSmart (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :LOOK), a global leader of Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the search infrastructure, to extend the driveway.com personal online storage service to LookSmart and several of its partners. Under the terms of the deal, driveway.com will be the premier branded online storage service sponsor throughout areas of LookSmart's extensive network of Internet portals, media companies, ISPs and more than 600,000 affiliates of its Beseen Be`seen´ a. 1. 1. Seen; appearing. 2. Decked or adorned; clad. 3. Accomplished; versed. Web site. Driveway.com will also appear on pages within LookSmart's computer category, select keyword packages and relevant custom search pages. Through the "Custom Keywords" function, an immediate link to driveway.com will appear as the only storage option for users searching relevant keywords. Driveway.com will also be a prominently featured sponsor on LookSmart partner NetZero's site, one of the nation's fastest growing Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . "This new alliance with driveway.com gives LookSmart users another valuable tool to enhance their Internet experience by providing immediate access to a site that offers the ability to store and share files from any place, at any time," said Brian The name Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan) comes from an Irish backround. It is of Celtic origin and its meaning may be "hill" or "strong, noble, and high"[1]. Cowley, senior vice president, global sales, LookSmart. "Driveway's online storage service will reach millions of Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f in the U.S. through LookSmart. We're thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to be able to create value for such a leading advertiser ad·ver·tise v. ad·ver·tised, ad·ver·tis·ing, ad·ver·tis·es v.tr. 1. To make public announcement of, especially to proclaim the qualities or advantages of (a product or business) so as to increase like Driveway." LookSmart's search solutions include a collection of more than 1.5 million high quality URLs organized into more than 100,000 categories, reaching over 45 million people a month. "Our partnership with LookSmart will expose new users to the convenience of having centrally located and universally accessible online storage," Mike Zukerman, vice president, business development, Driveway, said. "By adding LookSmart as a key partner, Driveway is continuing to expand its reach to new potential users who will find driveway.com indispensable." Driveway's alliance with LookSmart follows recent partnerships with Lycos and Microsoft, in addition to longstanding relationships with PC utilities leader McAfee.com and email provider USA.net. Driveway offers members convenient and easy-to-use online file storage in a universally located personal place on the Internet. Members can save, access and share files including presentations, spreadsheets The following is a list of spreadsheets. Freeware/open source software Online spreadsheets
About Driveway San Francisco-based Driveway is the leader in personal Internet file storage. Through driveway.com, the company offers more than three million members a reliable way to access, store and share digital information from any Web-enabled computer. Driveway pioneered Internet-based file storage and has established relationships with more than 40 strategic partners. Driveway investors include Generation Partners, Chase Capital Partners, RS Investment Management, Sandler Capital Management, Vantage Point Venture Partners and Battery Ventures, as well as a number of private investors. For additional information, visit Driveway at www.driveway.com. Copyright (c) 2000 Driveway Corp. All Rights Reserved. Driveway (SM) and park it (SM) are service marks of Driveway Corp. |
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